Hey Robicelli’s, I’ve got some cupcake ideas for you
You saw the thing about Robicelli’s cupcakes coming to Joe Coffee? For those of us who’ve been wanting buttercream in our faces immediately after running a few laps in Dodge, this is the moment we’ve been waiting for.
I’ve never had a Robicelli’s cupcake, but their deal seems to be coming up with crazy/clever recipes, like “Pecan Potato Chip” (Pecan potato chip cake, vanilla buttercream, crushed pecans and potato chips, salted butterscotch drizzle) and “The Bluth” (Chocolate banana cake, chocolate buttercream, roasted walnuts, ganache). That first one sounds absolutely disgusting!
Anyway, the “point” of this post is that I have a few Columbia-y cupcake ideas that Robicelli’s is welcome to steal. Bon appétit!
- THE GYM REQUIREMENT – Self-doubt cake, sweat buttercream, “disgusting dedicated gym class t-shirt” drizzle
- THE KORONET – “Refusing to learn from your mistakes” cake, one pound of melted cheese, shame crumble
- THE JOHN JAY DINING HALL – Waffle batter cake; barley, couscous, and quinoa ganache; “at least the cereal doesn’t make me want to throw up” sprinkles
- THE BOLLINGER – Vanilla cake, removable silver icing
- THE FAKE @LEE_BOLLINGER TWITTER – Stale
- THE ALL-NIGHTER – “Delirious HamDel run” cake, body odor buttercream, caramelized 5-Hour Energy brittle
- THE 1020 – Any sort of cupcake will do, as long as every available surface is sticky
- THE LERNER HALL – Any sort of cupcake will do, as long as it’s assembled in a way that doesn’t make any sense
I’d like to see Harry Flager attempt some of these.
Thomas Rhiel is a Spectrum opinion blogger. Spec’s former managing editor, he’s currently looking for a job.
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thomas, this is so fantastic. LOVE.
this p0st was rhiel g00d.
thomas, your spectrum posts are actually the best.
this was cute.
Thomas-
We don’t make a self-doubt cake, but we have some made of tears and shame. Could that work?
You’re going to have to trust us on the pecan-potato chip thing. I was apprehensive at first myself- it’s a classic Southern cookie recipe, which sounded crazy to a Brooklyn girl like me. It comes out sweet and salty and buttery…….it’s ridiculously good. Our “thing” isn’t crazy flavors as much as it is finding the best flavors out there, whether they’re interesting ingredients or recipes from all over the globe, and making them into an affordable dessert everyone can enjoy.
That being said, everyone can enjoy tears and shame. ;p
-Allison